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Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence, 2nd Edition, offers accessible and in-depth coverage of classic and contemporary issues, and actively encourages students to develop skills in critical analysis. All chapters have been extensively revised to include the latest research. This new edition includes four new chapters, covering Health Psychology, Well being and Personality Disorders, Contemporary Ideas and Debates in Personality, and Psychometric Testing.
The book includes a range of pedagogical features to engage students, stimulate interest and support learning at different levels. In addition, the book is supported by a fantastic companion website which includes a range of exam and essay questions to allow students to consolidate their understanding, weblinks and commentary on online journals to help students better understand the research process in the field, and three chapters are available exclusively online: Academic Argument and Thinking, Statistical Terms, and Research Ethics.
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Richly illustrated and packed with examples, Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence, Second Edition, continues to offer accessible and in-depth coverage of the major theories, methods, findings and debates in this fascinating subject.
This comprehensive new edition includes:
- Four new chapters, covering Health and illness, Well-being and personality disorders, Ideas and debates in personality, and Psychometric testing.
- Extensively revised and updated chapters which include the latest research throughout.
- A range of features to stimulate and support learning, such as highlighted Key terms and Connecting up, which links different topics covered in the book.
Visit the companion website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/maltby to explore resources including:
· Three additional chapters: Academic Argument and Thinking, Statistical Terms, and Research Ethics.
· Weblinks and commentary on online journals to help students better understand the research process.
· Exam and essay questions to allow students to consolidate their understanding.
Dr John Maltby is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leicester. He has over 100 publications in the area of personality and individual differences.
Dr Liz Day is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University. She has over 40 publications in the area of individual differences. She has also trained as a Clinical Hypnotherapist.
Professor Ann Macaskill is at Sheffield Hallam University and is a Chartered Health Psychologist and trained in cognitive behaviour therapy. She has published extensively, with current research in individual differences, health and well-being.
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Chapters include:
Personality chapters:
1) Personality Theory in Context; 2) The Basis of Psychoanalytic Approach to personality; 3) Developments of Freudian Theories; 4) Learning Theory Perspectives; 5) Cognitive Personality Theories; 6) Humanistic Personality Theories; 7) The Trait Approach to Personality; 8) Biological Basis of Personlity 1: Genetic Heritability of Personality and Biological and Physiological Models of Personality; 9) Biological Basis of Personality 2: Evolutionary Psychology and Animal Studies of Personality; 10) Further Ideas and Debates in Personality: Personality and Culture
Intelligence chapters:
11) An introduction to Intelligence; 12) Theories and Measurement of Intelligence; 13) The Use of Intelligence Tests: What Questions Emerge from the Measure of Intelligence?; 14) Heritability and Socially Defined Race Differences in Intelligence; 15) Further Discussions and Debates in Intelligence: Sex Differences in Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence; 16) The Application of Personality and Intelligence in Education and the WorkPlace: The Introduction of Other Intelligences
Additional Chapters:
17) Further Debates and Applications in Individual Differences: An Introduction; 18) Optimism; 19) Irrational Beliefs; 20) Embarrassment, Shyness and Social Anxiety; 21) Interpersonal Relationships; 22) Social Attitudes; 23) Well-being and Personality Disorders; 24) Individual Differences in Health and Illness; 25) An introduction to Psychometric Testing.
At the end of each chapter you are encouraged to consider discussion questions, and to review areas critically. There are also recommended books and DVDs to further your understanding within interested areas.
A very informative text for anyone interested in intelligence, personality, and individual differences.
The book is well presented and has a number of topics that are well covered. Paricularly, theories of personality, intelligence and applied aspects of individual differences. What strikes me about this book is that it builds up your knowledge. It never assumes you've read all the different chapters beforehand (being told to read a chapter before you've read the one you need never helps) and therefore its helpful in terms of not assuming prior knowledge. The authors also take great care in breaking down complicated issues and terms and again not assuming prior knowledge.
Also the book present recent and useful research. This helped with my coursework and my exams and also was very clear to identify the main issues. Overall it is very very readable and splits up each topic into managable chunks. I would strongly recommend this book to other students.
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